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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4650
5350
3300
3300
3300
3300
3350
3350
3400
3550
3450
km/h
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
3
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
0.3
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.7
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
1
3
3
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
-2
-3
-1
-3
min °C
0
2
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
-4
-4
-2
-4
 chill °C
0
2
-2
-2
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-6
-4
-9
-8
-5
-7
Freezing level m
3650
4200
3750
3750
4200
3950
3900
4300
3700
3800
3950
3700
3800
4150
3300
3150
3550
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
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—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
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—
6:16
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
39 km N
2330m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: overcast
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
48 km SE
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
65 km NW
2286m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
72 km E
2398m alt.
41 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 92).
2

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.